Container and method of preparing same



June 28, 1932. F. RICCA CONTAINER AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME Filed D90. 9, 1929 INVENTOR. Fe ale/e 1? 004? ATTORNEY.

Patented June 28, 1932 FEDELE RIGOA, OF RED BANK, NEW JERSEY CONTAINER AND METHOD OF .PREPARING SAME Application filed December 9, 1929. Serial No. 412,851.

My invention relates to improvements in inhalers or containers and the novel method of making the same.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel inhaler or container for an inhaling composition,-the material of which said container is made containing and giving off an inherent constituent of the inhaling composition.

A further object of the invention mentioned, resides in the production of an inhaler vessel from a citrus fruit,and particularly a lemon.

Another object of the invention resides in T the production of an inhaler from a citrus fruit and in the means and method of so doing,to the end that the finished product will have the ability to withstand wear and the action of the elements which would otherwise cause same to decay.

In its most limited aspect the invention comprehends a vessel or container produced from a lemon and treated to withstand wear and to arrest decay, such vessel containing snuff.

The invention also resides in certain novel features of combination, form and arrangement of the various parts and in the method of making, in addition to the novel composition of matter and the device itself as a novel article of manufacture.

The drawing illustrates what now appears to be a preferred embodiment of the invention,or rather the portion thereof which is susceptible of illustration and will be readily understood by those skilled in the art upon reading the detailed description and explanation to follow. It is understood, of course, that the invention is susceptible of in the spirit and scope of the subject matter claimed hereinafter,the example of the invention disclosed and described herein being taken merely as illustrative, rather than limitative.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the first step in the operation of producing I v all of the pores in the rind. and any cracks the container from a lemon;

considerable change and modification witht glue' Figure 2 is a group perspective view of the partially completed container; Figure 3 is a central Vertical sectional view through the container; and,

Figured is a perspective View of the com,- .55 pleted container. I I I ;Referring specifically to the drawing, the process or method of producing the novel snuff container is preferably carried out in a manner which will now be described, I take a lemon which preferably has been partially dried out, first cutting ofli the top of the lemon 1, as indicated at 2 g The next step is to cutfo'r scrape out the pulp, after which the lemon is. turned in- 05 side out and shaped to define a container having a substantially oval cross section; In order to constrict the upper end of the lemon adjacent the cut-off portion 2, a number of V-shaped cutouts 3 may be made from the cut-off end 2 and extendinglongitudinally of the lemon with the walls converging inwardly. This step may not be necessary in a great many 1nstances as lemons are of varying shape,-s0me being relatively elon- '75 gated, while others are quite short.

The shaping of the lemon is efiected with the hands assisted by a sand filler'which is put into the lemon. I The walls of the cutouts 3 are brought together so as to provide the .80 neck i into which is fitted the screw plug 5 having the flange 6 and the finger piece 7.

Of course, the rind of the lemon is sufiiciently soft so that the threads of the plug will cut threads in the neck 4 after the fashion of a 485 tap. v

A strip of lemon rind 8 is placed around the neck to cover the edges of the cutouts and is adhesively secured to the neck byshellac The lemon is allowed to dry thoroughly with the sand filler and after the drying has completed the entire exterior of the container 1 is given a number of coats-of shellac, which serves'to protect the rind from wear and against the attack of insects or the elements which might effect a rotting or decomposition of the rind. I

The shellac serves the purpose of filling or crevices that may appear. The neck covering strip 8 is scarcely discernible as such when the device has been completed. In fact the finished product is in nowise suggestive of its origin,namely a lemon.

Having completed the article as aforesaid, the plug 5 is removed and the sandpoured out after which the interior is filled with snufl through the neck. It is a well known fact that the rind of citrus fruit, particularly a lemon, contains a fragrant essentialoil. The snuff is impregnated,-so as to speak, with the essence of lemon contained in the rind,the result being the production of a very eflicient snuffing composition.

While I have illustrated herein what now appears to be a preferred example of the invention, yet it is to be understood that the same is capable of other mechanical expressions,it being obvious that other citrus fruits could be used in lieu of a lemon withthe pores of the skin so that the oil fumes can only exude from the inner side of the container.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FEDELE RICCA.

out a departure from the'invention claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V i

1. As an article of manufacture, a container formed from and consisting of the rind of a citrus fruit, said container having a constricted'neck, and a closure insertible in said neck, whereby the fragrance of the rind is imparted to the contents of the container.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1, and said closure comprising a threaded plug, the neck having a tap therein produced by said plug, and the exterior surface of the rind forming the interior surface of the container. v

3. As an article of manufacture, a container formed from and consisting of the rind of a citrus fruit, said contalner having a constricted neck, and a closure insertible in said neck, and a wear resisting and decay preventing'coating applied to the exterior of said rind, whereby the fragrance of the rind is imparted to the contents of the container.

4.The combination set forth in claim 1, and said closure comprising a threaded plug, the neck having a tap therein produced by said plug, and a wear resisting and decay preventing coating applied to the exterior of said riid.

5. The method of producing a container comprising the turning inside out of substantially a whole lemon rind after the contents have been cleaned out, shaping the rind to a desired shape, constricting a portion of the rind to provide a neck, fitting a plug cap in said neck to support the'same; permitting the lemon to fully dry; and then coating the exterior of the lemon with a wear'resisting material. A V

6. A process of making normally closed containers from'fruit'skins containing essen- 

